| Dialogue of Solomon and Marcolf PB Contributor(s): Bradbury, Nancy Mason (Editor), Bradbury, Scott (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1580441807 ISBN-13: 9781580441803 Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications OUR PRICE: $12.82 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Dewey: 872.03 |
| LCCN: 2012033896 |
| Series: Teams Middle English Texts |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.93" W x 9.92" (0.60 lbs) 118 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The two texts of the Dialogue presented here, a Latin version printed ca. 1488 and a Middle English translation printed in 1492, preserve lively, entertaining, and revealing exchanges between the Old Testament wisdom figure Solomon and Marcolf, a medieval peasant who is ragged and foul-mouthed but quick-witted and verbally astute. The Dialogue was a best-seller of its day; Latin versions survive in some twenty-seven manuscripts and forty-nine early printed editions and the work was translated into a wide variety of late medieval vernaculars, including German, Dutch, Swedish, Italian, English, and Welsh. |